I am giving a pretty simple overview of how to use InnoSetup and py2exe to distribute Python apps at PyTennessee.
https://www.pytennessee.org/proposals/114/ You can use the bundle_files option (mentioned above) to cut down the number of additional files, then use InnoSetup to package everything together into a single .msi for distribution (there will still be 3 files once installed). On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 12:30 PM, <python-win32-requ...@python.org> wrote: > Send python-win32 mailing list submissions to > python-win32@python.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > python-win32-requ...@python.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > python-win32-ow...@python.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of python-win32 digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Creating standalone executable (Zachary Turner) > 2. Re: Creating standalone executable (Harald Armin Massa[legacy]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 17:22:57 +0000 > From: Zachary Turner <ztur...@google.com> > To: John Sampson <jrs....@ntlworld.com>, python foro > <python-win32@python.org> > Subject: Re: [python-win32] Creating standalone executable > Message-ID: > < > caaerz9hvh0mi+dsn250ey3jtqbuugx4rnjnfjrcpiln9zj2...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Never used it before, so take this with a grain of salt, but try this: > http://nuitka.net/pages/overview.html AFAIK it's still not considered a > stable release, but it might be worth checking out. > > On Tue Jan 06 2015 at 9:00:02 AM John Sampson <jrs....@ntlworld.com> > wrote: > > > I tried py2exe but the executable file has to be in a specific folder > > along with many other files that py2exe generates. It therefore cannot be > > placed in any folder. > > As far as I can see cx-freeze produces a folder, not a single file. > > > > I am looking for a way of producing a single executable file that can be > > run in any folder, and nothing else - that is, standalone. > > > > Regards > > > > > > John Sampson > > > > > > On 06/01/2015 13:07, Graeme Glass wrote: > > > > Yes it is. > > > > http://www.py2exe.org/ > > http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/ > > > > > > > > On 6 January 2015 at 14:50, John Sampson <jrs....@ntlworld.com> wrote: > > > >> Is it possible to create a standalone executable (.EXE file) from a > >> Python script? > >> > >> By 'standalone' I mean an executable file that can be placed in any > >> folder and contains or finds the libraries, modules etc. that it > depends on. > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> John Sampson > >> _______________________________________________ > >> python-win32 mailing list > >> python-win32@python.org > >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > python-win32 mailing list > > python-win32@python.org > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-win32/attachments/20150106/47e43b52/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 18:24:43 +0100 > From: "Harald Armin Massa[legacy]" <haraldarminma...@gmail.com> > To: "Harald Armin Massa[legacy]" <haraldarminma...@gmail.com> > Cc: python foro <python-win32@python.org> > Subject: Re: [python-win32] Creating standalone executable > Message-ID: > <CAMSP2L441-C7oNB=g0w1uaoRWO6rHtz= > dzrjbmnnxp9fya6...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > John, > > you should read under > > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable > > 1 < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_1 > > > from distutils.core import setup 2 > < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_2 > > > import py2exe, sys, os 3 > < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_3 > > > 4 < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_4 > > > sys.argv.append('py2exe') 5 > < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_5 > > > 6 < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_6 > > > setup( 7 < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_7 > > > options = {'py2exe': {'bundle_files': 1}}, 8 > < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_8 > > > windows = [{'script': "single.py"}], 9 > < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_9 > > > zipfile = None, 10 > < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_10 > > > ) > > > the documented secret lies with the bundle_files option. > > This way you will get down to 1-3 files: > > 1.) the singe file exe containing Python, your programm and the depending > libraries > 2.) 2 files from the Microsoft C-runtime. > > on recent Windows usually those C-Runtimes are present. To get them mangled > into the single exe-file there is no ready made tool available; and the > majority agrees that those libraries would not be licenced for this usage > (they are licenced for redistribution). > > best wishes, > > Harald > > > > 2015-01-06 18:22 GMT+01:00 Harald Armin Massa[legacy] < > haraldarminma...@gmail.com>: > > > John, > > > > you should read under > > > > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable > > > > 1 < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_1> > from distutils.core import setup 2 < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_2> > import py2exe, sys, os 3 < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_3> > 4 < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_4> > sys.argv.append('py2exe') 5 < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_5> > 6 < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_6> > setup( 7 < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_7> > options = {'py2exe': {'bundle_files': 1}}, 8 < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_8> > windows = [{' > script': "single.py"}], 9 < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_9> > zipfile = None, 10 < > http://www.py2exe.org/index.cgi/SingleFileExecutable#CA-7615755cbd8c1a2a3a7d2b593a265f3ed4c42c76_10> > ) > > > > > > the documented secret lies with the bundle_files option. > > > > This way you will get down to 1-3 files: > > > > 1.) the singe file exe containing Python, your programm and the depending > > libraries > > 2.) 2 files from the Microsoft C-runtime. > > > > 2015-01-06 17:59 GMT+01:00 John Sampson <jrs....@ntlworld.com>: > > > >> I tried py2exe but the executable file has to be in a specific folder > >> along with many other files that py2exe generates. It therefore cannot > be > >> placed in any folder. > >> As far as I can see cx-freeze produces a folder, not a single file. > >> > >> I am looking for a way of producing a single executable file that can be > >> run in any folder, and nothing else - that is, standalone. > >> > >> Regards > >> > >> John Sampson > >> > >> > >> On 06/01/2015 13:07, Graeme Glass wrote: > >> > >> Yes it is. > >> > >> http://www.py2exe.org/ > >> http://cx-freeze.sourceforge.net/ > >> > >> > >> > >> On 6 January 2015 at 14:50, John Sampson <jrs....@ntlworld.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Is it possible to create a standalone executable (.EXE file) from a > >>> Python script? > >>> > >>> By 'standalone' I mean an executable file that can be placed in any > >>> folder and contains or finds the libraries, modules etc. that it > depends on. > >>> > >>> Regards > >>> > >>> John Sampson > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> python-win32 mailing list > >>> python-win32@python.org > >>> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> python-win32 mailing list > >> python-win32@python.org > >> https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > LightningTalkMan > > a brand of GHUM GmbH > > Spielberger Stra?e 49 > > 70435 Stuttgart > > 0173/9409607 > > > > > > > -- > LightningTalkMan > a brand of GHUM GmbH > Spielberger Stra?e 49 > 70435 Stuttgart > 0173/9409607 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-win32/attachments/20150106/2765367c/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > python-win32 mailing list > python-win32@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 > > > ------------------------------ > > End of python-win32 Digest, Vol 142, Issue 5 > ******************************************** >
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